International category: 36838 books
China and International Relations
The Chinese View and the Contribution of Wang Gungwu
Language: English
Release Date: September 13, 2010
Despite Beijing’s repeated assurance that China’s rise will be "peaceful", the United States, Japan and the European Union as well as many of China's Asian neighbours feel uneasy about the rise of China. Although China’s rise could be seen as inevitable, it remains uncertain as to...
International Law and Humanitarian Assistance
A Crosscut Through Legal Issues Pertaining to Humanitarianism
Language: English
Release Date: January 11, 2011
It is becoming increasingly apparent that there are major gaps in International Humanitarian Law and Public International Law in the area of humanitarian assistance. In response international organizations such as the UN and the EU are developing their own legal frameworks for humanitarian assistance...
Renegotiating the World Order
Institutional Change in International Relations
Language: English
Release Date: June 9, 2017
Rising powers often seek to reshape the world order, triggering confrontations with those who seek to defend the status quo. In recent years, as international institutions have grown in prevalence and influence, they have increasingly become central arenas for international contestation. Phillip Y....
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Language: English
Release Date: November 27, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: November 27, 2017
This edited volume examines concepts of sincerity in politics and international relations in order to discuss what we should expect of politicians, within what parameters they should work, and how their decisions and actions could be made consistent with morality.
The volume features an international...
Introduction to International Law
Present Conceptions Of International Law In Theory And Practice
Language: English
Release Date: June 29, 2013
This book in its entirety as well as in each of its parts is an outline of the problems under discussion. The subject matter of some eighty sections of the book is extensive; it could, indeed, be presented by ex perts in as many volumes. This study offers an attempt to formulate a synthesis, however...
by R.Y. Jennings
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2017
Originally published by Manchester University Press in 1963, this book is now regarded as a classic of international law literature. Jennings examines the major issues relating to the acquisition of territory in a stimulating and elegant manner, providing a sense of the critical relationship between...
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Language: English
Release Date: August 28, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: August 28, 2014
Nuclear Weapons under International Law is a comprehensive treatment of nuclear weapons under key international law regimes. It critically reviews international law governing nuclear weapons with regard to the inter-state use of force, international humanitarian law, human rights law, disarmament...
Reciprocity in International Law
Its impact and function
Language: English
Release Date: December 22, 2015
In international relations, reciprocity describes an environment in which States support one another for short- or long-term advantage through the balancing of rights, duties and interests. This book examines reciprocity in the context of international law. It considers the role reciprocity plays...
by Khurshid Hyder
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2012
Doctor Hyder's meticulous and comprehensive study throws much needed light on the often invoked but little understood concept of "discrimination" in international law. It is also of great practical value to those who are concerned with the law of international trade. "Discrimination"...
The Thin Justice of International Law
A Moral Reckoning of the Law of Nations
Language: English
Release Date: January 15, 2015
In a world full of armed conflict and human misery, global justice remains one of the most compelling missions of our time. Understanding the promises and limitations of global justice demands a careful appreciation of international law, the web of binding norms and institutions that help govern the...
by Benoit Mayer
Language: English
Release Date: June 30, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: June 30, 2018
Global climate change is a topic of continuously growing interest. As more international treaties come into force, media coverage has increased and many universities are now starting to conduct courses specifically on climate change laws and policies. This textbook provides a survey of the international...
Public Policy in International Economic Law
The ICESCR in Trade, Finance, and Investment
Language: English
Release Date: February 19, 2015
States reject inequality when they choose to ratify the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ICESCR), but to date the ICESCR has not yet figured prominently in the policy calculus behind States' international economic decisions. This book responds to the modern challenge...
Targeting Terrorist Financing
International Cooperation and New Regimes
Language: English
Release Date: September 11, 2009
This book examines the dynamics of terrorist financing, including a discussion about the importance of money from both the terrorist and the counter-terrorist perspective.
Targeting Terrorist Financing argues that it is not the institutions that have failed the war on terrorist financing; rather...
Global International Society
A New Framework for Analysis
Language: English
Release Date: August 31, 2018
This ambitious book provides a new framework for analysing global international society (GIS). In doing so, it also links the English School's approach more closely to classical sociology, constructivism, liberal institutionalism, realism and postcolonialism. It retells the expansion of international...